The metropolitan museum of art ~ vintage underwear

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How amazing! The Metropolitan museum of art has got a online collection of vintage underwear. So inspirational and to be honest, I could so wear the pieces above anno 2012. ♥ it!

Lucile's Kitchen ~ Etsy

What a delicious and creative shop@Etsy's: Lucile's kitchen.
Macarons, vegetables, tea and more! Lucile from Paris designs food artwork. She mostly illustrates recipes but also Paris' inspired prints. Just look how delicious her designs are... and get inspired.

Laura Amiss Design

About two years ago, whilst strolling on the Sunday Market in Amsterdam I discovered the work of Laura Amiss. I was immediately attracted to her work and bought one of her illustrations and later on I bought a textile via Etsy. Her designs make me happy. She's got her own signature and wonderful colour combinations. Which reminds me... in my new home her textile shall get a wonderfull place. Hopefully she'll return to the Sunday Market soon! 

Pattern a day ~ Karina Manarin

Karina Manarin is a textile designer & artist who started the inspirational initiative to create and post a pattern a day. Every single part of the pattern is hers: the drawing, the pics and the Photoshop work. Such initiatives make me smile! I posted three of her patterns above. There are loads more which you can find @ http://patternaday2012.tumblr.com/

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365 Days of Hand Lettering

In 2012 Lisa Congdon (artist, illustrator & collector) started a new project: 365 Days of Hand Lettering. Each day she posts an image of something she has hand-lettered. This could be: a letter of the alphabet, a word, a phrase, a quote, a name. On her blog,http://lisacongdon.com/blog/, she states that some of the lettering will be based on traditional forms of calligraphy or vintage lettering and some will be of her own design. These type of projects really make me happy! I like the fact that all her posts are handmade. Two examples:

Karin Miller

“My work is a visual play between beauty and tragedy, rhythm and interruption – searching for a sense of order in the overwhelming chaos of life."


I instantly fell in love with the work of the South African artist Karin Miller (http://karinmiller.co.za) when I visited a gallery in Franschhoek. At first sight I was attracted to the overall picture but when you look closer, the deeper meaning reveals itself. I particularly liked the pieces from her 'I wear my mask for warmth' collection. My favorite piece is directly underneath. I wish I could afford an original piece but instead I bought a wonderful notebook that makes me smile everytime I see it. 

Out of step / glow of hope

I kiss my wailing child